The Realist Tradition and the Limits of International Relations

by Michael C. Williams and Michael C. Williams

Book Overview

Although thinkers such as Thucydides, Rousseau and Hobbes are considered central to the realist tradition, Michael Williams re-evaluates their positions. Arguing that such philosophers were not concerned with methodological issues of rationality and anarchy, as commonly interpreted, Williams asserts that they wanted to establish political practices for leaders which would ensure order. His original interpretation of major thinkers will interest scholars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521534755
• ISBN13: 9780521534758
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"